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Firing of Jimmy Lyrics by Cleavant Derricks (actor)

Dreamgirls: Original Broadway Cast Album

1982

[JIMMY]
Hey ya, guys, did ya like my show?
[CURTIS, spoken]
That's it, brother, you gotta go.
[JIMMY]
Gotta go? Gotta go? Where I gotta go?
[CURTIS]
I warned you, Jimmy, you're bringin' us down
I'm not havin' that kind of behavior around
[JIMMY]
Oh, Curtis, my man, I was kiddin' around
It was an accident when my pants came down
[CURTIS]
Save the excuse, it's much too late
You've been actin' wild for the last four dates
[JIMMY]
Man, I gotta do somethin' to wake 'em up
I like Johnny Mathis, I can't do that stuff
[CURTIS]
That's because, Jimmy, you don't trust the music
And that's because, Jimmy, you don't trust the words
[JIMMY]
Yeah, you're right, Curtis
That stuff's for the birds!
[LORRELL]
Jimmy was doin' just what he felt
And Jimmy just felt like dropping his belt
[JIMMY]
Tell why, Lorrell
Tell why, Lorrell
[LORRELL]
Ever sincе we been on this tour
You keep changin' on Jimmy
You make him insecurе
You put him in tails
You make his act cool
Every time he fails
You call him a fool
Of course he's confused
It don't take a whiz
To know that only a desperate man
Would drop his pants in showbiz
[JIMMY]
Thank you, Lorrell, baby
You, you told it like it is!
[CURTIS]
Brother, my man, we're through
[JIMMY]
Whatcha mean, whatcha mean we're through?
[CURTIS]
You're ruining the image I'm trying to set
You just wanna get as low as you can get
[JIMMY]
Now, wait a minute, Curtis
I was just being Jimmy
You knew what Jimmy was
When you first saw Jimmy
[CURTIS, spoken]
You don't understand, Jimmy! Your time has passed! There are two different worlds, not pop versus soul; class versus crass.
[JIMMY]
I got soul, man
You can't kill a man with soul
[CURTIS, spoken]
Come on, brother. Let's try to end as friends, huh? Love you, baby. Nothing personal. Come on, Lorrell.
[JIMMY, spoken]
Wait a minute, baby. You're not going too? Baby, I love you!
[LORRELL]
(sung)
And Lorrell loves Jimmy
Lorrell loves Jimmy
Lorrell loves Jimmy, it's true
But Lorrell and Jimmy are through
(spoken)
I got a show to do, baby
Remember?
(sung)
Oh, baby, I got a show to do
[C​H​O​R​U​S]
Showbiz
It's just showbiz
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Cleavant Derricks (actor)

Cleavant Derricks (actor)

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